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Lithium price collapse, predictable

U.S. EV EFFORT SUFFERS SETBACK

We start out today’s show with a big setback in the U.S. effort to become self-sufficient in securing lithium. We’ve been following the crazy decline of lithium because a big part of it is caused by the drop in EV demand since lithium is a key ingredient in batteries. Prices are down 83% in the last year alone. And one company seems to really be struggling with that decline. U.S.-based Piedmont Lithium laid off a third of its workforce earlier this year, last month it canceled a planned project in Tennessee and now it’s pulling an application for a government loan. The company says it’s making the move partly because of high...

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2024 Millenium Technology Prize goes to IGBT inventor

Yahoo! news link

-a few quote frorm article-

Professor Bantval Jayant Baliga was handed the 2024 Millennium Technology Prize for inventing the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT).

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Baliga is credited with having the most negative carbon footprint in the world. His IGBT is estimated to have reduced global emissions of the greenhouse gas by more than 82 gigatons since the 1990s — roughly the same amount of carbon dioxide generated by all human activity for three years.

Nice work, professor!

Leadfoot J. McCoalroller Sep 5, 2024 Read More Replies: 0

GM finally got it right "Chevy Equinox EV"

I'm skeptical of YouTube videos by those who make a living reviewing EVs. Too often, their reports don't match what the EPA numbers show or early adopters discover. But this one sounds interesting:

claimed 315 mi EV range - my 2019 Tesla measured 240 mi
150 kW charge rate - my Tesla was initially 120 kW but now +170 kW
right sized SUV style

Should I replace my 2019 Tesla, it will be good to have choices IF the EPA numbers are like these and "SuperCruise" is at least as good as AutoPilot/FSD.

A good rule of thumb, always buy the 2d or 3d model year to give the manufacturer time to correct the infantile problems. When shopping, start with the EPA numbers in Fueleconomy.gov. Not perfect but head a shoulders above there rest.

Bob Wilson

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